It's the 1860s, and the Bolt brothers own a big logging company in Seattle. Their workers aren't happy, however, because the town (population: 152) is short on women, so the Bolts decide to bring 100 marriageable young ladies all the way from Massachusetts. They can't pay for the trip, so their arch enemy Aaron Stempel agrees to finance it on the condition that if any of the ladies leaves within a year, he gets the Bolt's timber-filled mountain.
This adorable family comedy from 1968 is still as much fun as ever. Barrel-chested Robert Brown plays the oldest Bolt brother and he's big and brawny and looks just like a lumberjack should. David Soul is the sensitive middle brother and the youngest Bolt is played by teen idol Bobby Sherman; his character is sweet and shy and stammers. Wonderful Mark Lenard plays the smiling villain Aaron Stempel. With Hugo Montenegro's rousing music and gorgeous colors (the ladies' ice cream-colored dresses and the deep greens and browns of the woods), it feels more like a movie than a TV series.
The show is similar in tone to "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" with burly he-men, dainty ladies, and rip-roaring fun. Will the girls all find husbands? Will they all stay a year? Highly recommended.
This adorable family comedy from 1968 is still as much fun as ever. Barrel-chested Robert Brown plays the oldest Bolt brother and he's big and brawny and looks just like a lumberjack should. David Soul is the sensitive middle brother and the youngest Bolt is played by teen idol Bobby Sherman; his character is sweet and shy and stammers. Wonderful Mark Lenard plays the smiling villain Aaron Stempel. With Hugo Montenegro's rousing music and gorgeous colors (the ladies' ice cream-colored dresses and the deep greens and browns of the woods), it feels more like a movie than a TV series.
The show is similar in tone to "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" with burly he-men, dainty ladies, and rip-roaring fun. Will the girls all find husbands? Will they all stay a year? Highly recommended.